Kneeler bar mountings



Jan. 2, 1962 R. A. HAYDEN ET AL KNEELER BAR MOUNTINGS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 7, 1960 m 0 T N E V m Ray A.Ha yden 9 Ez'ving B.Mor gan BY W WITNESS ATTORNEY Jan. 2, 1962 R. A. HAYDEN ET AL 3,015,521

KNEELER BAR MOUNTINGS Filed A ril 7, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fly. 5

1NVENTOR5 Bag] A. Hayden n? III-fling B.Mor gan WITNESS BY .zaaazaax nVa/uu S. @amuwf/v. T W ATTORNEY United States Past The present invention relates to kneelers for church ews.

p The primary objects of the invention are to provide improved means for mounting a kneeler bar on the spaced upright rear legs of a pew so that the bar may be swung upwardly to a position of non-use or downwardly to a position for use by a person or persons in the rear of the pew; to provide such improved mountings which can be fabricated in the main from metal tubing; and in general to provide a kneeler which is sturdy in construction, economical in manufacture and attractive in appearance.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a rear perspective view of a church pew having installed thereon the kneeler of the present invention, the kneeler being here shown in an upwardly swung non-use position;

FIGURE 2 is a view similar to FIGURE 1 and showing the kneeler in a lowered position for use;

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the rear legs of the pew and the kneeler in lowered position for use;

FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 and showing the kneeler in a raised position of non-use;

FIGURE 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 5-5 of FIGURE 3; and

FIGURE 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIGURE 4.

Referring now in detail to these drawings, the pew there shown comprises a length of one-piece pew-body 10 mounted on a pair of spaced, upright front legs 11 and a pair of spaced, upright rear legs 12. The kneeler bar 13 is mounted on the rear legs 12 of the pew for swingin g movement between its raised position seen in FIGURE 1 and its lowered position seen in FIGURE 2, by the mounting means hereinafter particularly described.

Mounting brackets 14 are secured as by screws 15 to the rear legs 12 above these legs lower extremities, the brackets 14 extending rearwardly from the legs. A pair of tubular pivot members 16 have their forward ends flattened at 17 and pivotally connected at 18 to the mounting brackets 14. The pivot members 16 extend rearwardly from the brackets 14 and thence mutually inwardly toward each other at 19. A tubular connecting member 20 disposed adjacent the underside of the kneeler bar 13 has its opposite ends telescopically engaging the inner ends of the pivot members inwardly extending portions 19. Screws 21 pass through aligned apertures in the telescoped portions of both pivot members 16 and the connecting member 20 and into the kneeler bar 13. These screws secure the pivot members and the connecting member in assembly and also secure them to the kneeler bar. Additional screws 22 may also be passed through the pivot members 16 and into the kneeler bar.

Tubular legs 23 are secured to the underside of the kneeler bar to support the bar in horizontal position above the floor when in its lowered position for use. These tubular legs 23 are secured to the bar by means of plates 24 welded to their upper end and screws 25 passing through apertures in the plates and into the underside of the kneeler bar 13. Glides 26 are desirably provided for the lower ends of the tubular legs 23.

i aterxtesfl Jan. 2, 19552 rearwardly from the rear legs of the pew, thus eliminating noise and wear of the kneeler bar against the pews rear legs.

The tubular connecting member 211 lend great strength and rigidity to the kneeler, and this is very important in long kneelers which without the member 2% would tend to sag in the middle.

It will thus be seen that improved and novel means are provided by the invention for mounting a kneeler on a pew, such means consisting principally of tubular metal parts, and while but one specific embodiment of the invention has been herein shown and described it will be understood that numerous details thereof may be altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the following claims.

We claim:

1. Mounting means for mounting a horizontal kneeler bar on the spaced uptight rear legs of a pew whereby the bar may be swun upwardly to a position of non-use or downwardly to a position for use by a person in the rear of said pew, said mounting means comprising: a pair of mounting bracket secured to said rear legs above their lower extremities and extending rearwardly therefrom; a pair of tubular pivot members having flattened forward ends pivotally connected to said mounting brackets, said pivot members extending rearwardly from said brackets and thence mutually inwardly toward each other; a tubular connecting member disposed adjacent the underside of said kneeler bar and having its opposite ends telescopically engaging the inner ends of said pivot members; and fastening means passing through aligned apertures in the telescoped portions of both pivot members and the connecting member and into said kneeler bar.

2. A structure according to claim 1 in which tubular legs are secured to the underside of the kneeler bar to support said bar in horizontal position above the floor when in its lowered position for use.

3. A structure according to claim 2 in which stops projecting laterally from said mounting brackets are adapted to contact said pivot members to limit their upward swinging movement to positions wherein the kneeler bar is spaced rearwardly of the rear legs of the pew.

4. Mounting means for mounting a horizontal kneeler bar on the spaced upright rear legs of a pew whereby the bar may be swung upwardly to a position of non-use or downwardly to a position for use by a person in the rear of said pew, said mounting means comprising: a pair of tubular pivot members having their forward ends pivotally associated with said rear legs above their lower extremities, said pivot members extending rearwardly from said legs and thence mutually inwardly toward each other; a tubular connecting member disposed adjacent the underside of said kneeler bar and having its opposite ends telescopically engaging the inner ends of said pivot members; and fastening means passing through aligned apertures in the telescoped portions of both pivot mem- Zers and the connecting member and into said kneeler References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

